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Web Browser Add-on of the Day
January 2009

By , About.com Guide

Each day a different Web browser add-on is featured here with a brief description and a link to a detailed profile.

January 1 - Fast Video Download

Fast Video Download gives you the ability to download and save video files from a number of popular sites including MySpace and YouTube.

January 2 - Greasemonkey

Greasemonkey is a Firefox extension which allows you to modify the way Web pages display by utilizing JavaScript code.

January 3 - CustomizeGoogle

CustomizeGoogle allows you to modify the appearance of your Google search results in several ways, such as adding links to other search engines and suppressing advertisements.

January 4 - IETab

IE Tab gives you the ability to open an Internet Explorer window within a Firefox tab. Keyboard shortcuts allow you to quickly switch back and forth between rendering engines, giving developers an instant edge when it comes to testing cross-browser compatibility between the 'big two'.

January 5 - Quero Toolbar

Quero Toolbar for Internet Explorer is intended to be used as a replacement for IE's address bar. The add-on's search feature includes dozens of built-in sites across several predefined profiles. Pop-up and ad blocking is taken to the next level, and protection from certain types of phishing attacks is included.

January 6 - RUWT? Toolbar

The RUWT? (stands for aReyoUWatchingThis?) Toolbar alerts you whenever a sporting event is reaching a fever pitch, whether it be a no-hitter going into the 8th inning or a 12 seed upsetting a favorite with a few minutes remaining.

January 7 - Tab Mix Plus

Tab Mix Plus is a Firefox add-on which greatly enhances the application's tabbed browsing features. Included are dozens of options involving tab duplication, merging, focus, and much more.

January 8 - Forecastfox

Forecastfox gives you the ability to display international and local weather forecasts in almost any of your browser's toolbars or status bars. It can be customized to display specific weather information, Doppler radar maps, severe weather alerts, and much more.

January 9 - Smart Bookmarks Bar

Smart Bookmarks Bar is a Firefox add-on which consolidates room on your browser's bookmarks bar by displaying only icons and removing the bookmark names.

January 10 - Unofficial MySpace Toolbar

The Unofficial MySpace Toolbar incorporates the most popular features of the social networking site such as messaging, commenting, and blogging into a browser toolbar.
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